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PORTABLE HOPPER.

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'Viren STATES PHILIP NEARY, 0F WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.

PORTABLE HOPPER.

Application filed `october l, 1920. Serial No. 414,144.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PHiLIP NEARY, a citizen oi the United States, and residing at Walla Valla, in the county of Walla Walla and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Portable Hoppers, oi which the following is a speciiieation.

This invention relates to an improvement in material containing hoppers, constructed primarily with a View to ready assembling when desired for use, and as equally convenient separation lof the parts to facilitate transportation, when the hopper' is to be moved from place to place.

The improved hopper is constructed in substantially similar sections, yeach made up of more or less permanently connected parts, with the respective sections 4adapted y'for ready connection into hopper form, yor disconnection into substantially flat sections, as may be desired.

In the drawings Fig. l is an end elevation of the improved hopper.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. el is an elevation of one of the sections.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the discharge chute.

The improved hopper is preferably constructed of wood strips or sections of appropriate length and cross-section, and each section includes a base, comprising bottom strips l, from which rise vertical strips 3, connected at the upper end by cross strips 4l. Braces 5 maintain a rigid base structure. A supporting strip 6 extends transversely of the upper end of the base, and secured on such strip 6 is a bearing strip 7, such strip 7 extending upwardly at an angle to the strip 6, and being held by braces 8. An upright 9 rises from the strip 6, extending upwardly past the strip 7 to the desired height of the hopper.

Strips l1 are secured above the strip 7, through stringers 22, the said strips being in parallel relation to each other and to the strip 7, and being spaced apart to form a channel to receive the side walls of the hopper. Floor boards 17 are secured. to the transverse stringers 22 fixed on the strips 7.

The base portions, of which there are two on each side of the hopper are rigidly secured on bottom struts 20, and braced relative to each other-fin a convenient manner. The base portions are so arranged that the lower ends of the strips 7 may be rigidly connected together, so that there is thus pro vided one side of the hopper made up of the divergent outline of the end walls. The other side is similarly assembled, and the braces /21 `are arranged to hold them in this spaced relation.

` Transverse stringers 22 are now'bolted kto the strips 7, these strips forming the outer supports for Ithe floor boards. The upper ends of the uprights 9 are connected on 'each side by longitudinal strips 23, secured by bolts, such strips 23, being arranged in pairs form the 'upper `channel for the side boards of the' hopper.

lVhen assembled as described the floor boards 17 are ,placed =on the string-ers 22, forming 'the front and rear walls of the .Shopper. One of such boards, as 25, is extended below the normal meeting lines of the licor boards to form a chute 26, such chute having side walls 27 secured thereto, the opposing bottom board resting at its lowest end on the upper ends of the chute side walls 27, thus providing a discharge opening and chute at the lowest point of the hopper.-

The side walls of the hopper, which may also be made up of loosely placed board sections, are simply positioned by being passed between the upper guideways provided by th'e strips 23 and extended to and f between the lower guideways provided by the strips 11.

To prevent separation of the end walls of the hopper, there are provided tie membersv 28, preferably in the form of sectional rods connected by turnbuckles 29. The terminals of the tie members are removably secured to the strips 7, as by nuts engaging the threaded ends of the rods beyond kthe strips, ythe turnbuckles being tightened to maintain a rigid bracing effect between the end walls of the hopper.

The chute outlet which is in `the form of a rectangular boX-lil e conduit is adapted to be closed at one end by a plate 30, which is pivotally supported at 31 and adapted to be moved by a lever 32 into a position across the end of the chute to close the same or in a position beyond said end to open the same. A screen partition 33 may, if desired, be' arranged in the chute adjacent the outlet, so as to screen the material.

From the above description it will be apparent that the improved hopper is constructcd in conveniently portable sections, which may be readily assembled or disconnected when desired, in order that the hopper may be set up convenient to the Work in hand, and removed when not desired for use, or for use at another locality. The invention not only saves labor inbuilding and breaking up hoppers of this type, as usually coi'istructed, but also a material sai/'ing in lumber, as no parts are lost kor broken, and the hopper disconnected in one locality may be readily set up in another.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed asnew, is i l. A hopper structure, comprising a plurality ot sections adapted to be secured together to provide a hopper traine, each section including a. base, a supporting strip arn ranged thereon, sidewall receiving strips secured in spaced parallel relation on the supporting strip, and an upright rising troni the supporting strip to hold the upper ends of the side walls.

2. A Wooden hopper construction, coinprising a plurality of base sections connected together, each base portion having an inclined Wall supporting section, the meeting ends of such sections being secured together, floor supporting strips extending longitudinally of each section, cross-strips removably secured on such supporting strips, and floor boards loosely placed on such cross strips.

3. fr hopper construction including base sections each including inclined Wall receiving strips, uprights, means for securing the meeting ends of the wall receiving strips together, spaced strips connecting the uprights 'to receive the upper ends of the hopper walls, and boards loosely placed between said spaced strips and the Wall receiving strips.

Il. A hopper construction comprising base portions, side wall receiving strips carried by said base portions, rneans ttor removably connecting the n'ieeting ends of said strips, nprights rising troni the base portions, spaced strips connecting the uprights of adjarentbase portions, and tie rods connecting the side Wall receiving strips of one base portion with the side Wall receiving strips of the adjacent base portion.

ln. testiniony whereof l aiiix .my signature in the presence of a witness.

PHLIP NEARY.

Witness:

T. V, VEBSTER. 

